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By using existing OLED production techniques, the Samsung team has worked out a way that folding screens can be made with just a few adjustments to the technology–essentially mounting the OLED units on a different substrate and using materials that have almost identical optical properties. The secret in the new design is that the active matrix OLED display is actually mounted on silicone rubber, which is a hyperelastic material (one that can endure huge elastic strain from stretches) and a protective pair of glass shields that also act as touchscreens.
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With any luck, that won’t be the case for a new OLED design from Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology–because it’s flexible enough to be folded in two like a sheet of paper, and resist the formation of picture-distorting creases for more than 100,000 re-folds.
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It’s no exaggeration to say this could change every mobile device’s design.įoldable computer displays have been the stuff of sci-fi legend for ages, and numerous device prototypes have been designed and tested…but almost none have made the journey into a real product. A breakthrough in foldable OLED screen tech means a display can be folded in half like a sheet of paper without creasing.